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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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